CREATING THE ZONING MAP

To create a basemap, ms first collected Mahoning County tax map panels provided in AutoCAD format. Then, the tax map panels were electronically “stitched” together and converted to an ArcGIS Shapefile. This parcel shapefile served as the underlying fabric of the zoning map.

To provide visual reference, street information and other labels were added as necessary in addition to the parcels.

To create the zoning layer, existing zoning maps were digitized into an ArcGIS Shapefile utilizing the basemap as reference. Attributes were then added to the shapefile database to define zoning classifications for each shape. Zoning areas were easily identified by using color coding.